Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 21 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

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Carers and social care reform

That this House believes that everyone deserves high-quality care when they need it and that unpaid carers are the unsung heroes of our social care system; regrets that hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for care and many remain in hospital beds simply because there is no care available, putting additional pressure on the NHS; supports the introduction of free personal care, so provision is based on need not ability to pay; calls for a workforce plan, a Royal College of Care Workers, a national care agency and a higher Carer’s Minimum Wage to raise professional standards; urges the Government to honour the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 by introducing paid carer’s leave and statutory respite breaks; supports increasing Carer’s Allowance and expanding its eligibility, making caring a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, and introducing a Young Carers Pupil Premium; backs a digital care strategy to enable greater independence; welcomes the cross-party commission on social care funding but urges Ministers to act within a year, not three; recognises that investing in social care helps people avoid entering care in crisis, reduces spiralling personal and public costs, eases pressure on NHS services, and ensures everyone receives high-quality care when they need it; and calls on the Government to end its broken promises and fix a system where families face crippling costs in paying for care and where reform has been delayed for over a decade.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1732 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Helen Morgan

Danny Chambers

Clive Jones

Roz Savage

Cameron Thomas

Subjects

Carers Reform Social services Respite care Carer's allowance Pupil premium

Legislation

Carer's Leave Act 2023

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk